Kodiak man arrested after car chaseA Kodiak man was arrested Friday after leading police and state troopers on a car chase and striking a trooper’s vehicle during the pursuit, police said. Teddy Charliaga, 36, faces several charges after a car chase that began when a police officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on his vehicle, a news release from the Kodiak Police Department said. Rather than stopping to the flashing red and blue lights, Char...

Thanks for supporting the dance teamTo the Editor, We would like to say a big, warm thank you to our generous community for supporting the Kodiak High School Dance Team and sending us to Disneyland to perform. It was an amazing experience and there is no way we would’ve been able to grow as dancers without Kodiak's funds and love to make it possible. We all were able to broaden our dance experience through performing for the Disney crowds, taking ma...

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Tessa Heiberg, captain; and the Kodiak High School Dance TeamKodiak Daily Mirror

Stock cars could return to KIRA lineupIn the words of Darrell Waltrip, “Boogity, boogity, boogity, let’s go racing boys.” A Kodiak resident is making a push to revive stock car racing on the island, something that hasn’t happened since 2008. “I would like to race again, but I am too old to get back on a bike,” Craig DeHart said. “I’ve got a hip that doesn’t operate any good anymore, so we are seeing if we can’t get the cars back.” DeHart was at the fi...

Alutiiq Museum hires Dana Haynes as gallery managerDana Haynes has been hired to serve as the Alutiiq Museum’s gallery manager, a position that oversees the museum store and reception desk. She will greet visitors, support store sales and customer service, manage admissions, lead tours, work with local artists, develop store products and events, and participate in a variety of museum projects. She began work on Tuesday, March 31. Haynes grew up in Marlborough, Mas...

Assembly approves P&Z commissionerThe Kodiak Island Borough assembly approved the confirmation of a new commissioner they originally voted against to the Planning and Zoning Commission at their Thursday meeting. Greg Spalinger was confirmed by a vote of four to one. Assembly member Aaron Griffin was absent and assembly member Chris Lynch was the dissenting vote. "While I am well aware of Mr. Spalinger's service to the community, and I am well awar...

Public Safety Blotter: April 6March 25 At 12:43 a.m., a 911 caller reported an attempted suicide on Selief Lane. A man was taken into protective custody. At 10:19 a.m., police warned a driver on Simeonoff Street for having an obscured license plate. At 10:37 a.m., a caller reported loitering on West Marine Way. They left when police asked. At 11:51 a.m., police conducted a security check on West Marine Way. Around 11:52 a.m., police conducted ...

Kingfishers swim well in HomerAmaya Rocheleau and Nevin Lee led a contingent of Kodiak Kingfishers at the Sprint Championships that concluded March 28 in Homer. Rocheleau was the top point-scorer in the girls’ 8- and-under division, winning the 25-yard backstroke and 25 and 50 freestyle. Lee tied for the top point-scorer in the boys’ 13- and 14-year-old classification, winning the 50 and 100 freestyle and the 200 individual medley. Kodiak also...

SCOK awarded grantSenior Citizens of Kodiak, Inc. (SCOK) has been awarded a Tier 1 grant from the Rasmuson Foundation in the amount of $25,000. The grant will be used as a match for the new Kodiak Area Transit (KATS) bus and for repairs to the older KATS bus. KAST is a coordinated transit system serving social service agencies and their clients. SCOK has been the lead agency for KATS since August, 2000, with transit service being p...

Police: Man found dead in Kodiak harborPolice recovered the body of a man from St. Paul Harbor in Kodiak Friday night and initial investigation indicated it was that of a Homer fisherman who was reported missing since Feb. 22, police said. Kodiak Police Chief Ronda Wallace said the body’s clothing and physical characteristics matched the description of 27-year-old Mihay Kalugin, a crewman of the fishing vessel Competition. A relative from Homer, Alexi ...